Accounting Clerk

POSITION TYPE: FULL TIME  (In-Person)

TITLE: ACCOUNTING CLERK

REPORTS TO:  ACCOUNTING MANAGER

SUMMARY:

Lawson Fenning is seeking a full-time Accounting Clerk to support the Accounting Department. The successful candidate will be detail oriented with a high level of accuracy.  We will train the candidate with all the online databases we use including Quickbooks, Cin7 (inventory management), and Square.  Any knowledge of these databases is a plus.  The candidate should be able to execute all roles and responsibilities with a high level of confidentiality and professionalism and will report to the Accounting Manager for assignments.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
• Review client invoices for errors and continuity, enter payments into the database
• Create purchase orders using data obtained from client invoices
• Create, review, or edit accounts payable, credit card and expense transactions and upload backup
• Match fabric receipts with client invoices
• Match shipping bills and receipts with client invoices, review product orders and shipping charges
• Manage and record Amazon expenses
• Request source and backup documents from vendors, sales reps and other staff as needed to substantiate all transactions
• Research and resolve discrepancies in billing, shipping, purchasing, etc
• Assist managers with other accounting duties and ad hoc projects

ADDITIONAL  ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform basic office tasks including answering phones, responding to emails, and distributing mail
• Confirm resale certificates on file and confirm sellers permit numbers annually
• Assist managers with other HR duties and ad hoc projects

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Focus and momentum to process a heavy volume of bills with short turnaround
• Experience working with Microsoft Office programs or Google Suite programs
• Knowledge of creating formulas in Excel or Google Sheets
• Reliability and discretion since you will often learn of confidential matters
• Strong communication skills and professionalism with regards to intracompany and intercompany emails
• Critical thinking and diligence are necessary to investigate irregularities
• Highly accurate data entry and double-checking skills

SALARY RANGE: $50,000-$60,000
Anticipated start date: June 12, 2023